Abstract
This study was conducted to estimate carbon stocks of Pinus densiflora with drawing volume of trees in each tree height and DBH applying the suitable stem taper equation and tree specific carbon emission factors, using collected growth data from all over the country. Information on distribution area, tree age, tree number per hectare, tree volume and volume stocks were obtained from the 5th National Forest Inventory (2006∼2010) and Statistical yearbook of forest (2016), and method provided in IPCC GPG was applied to estimate carbon stock and uptake. Performance in predicting stem diameter at a specific point along a stem in Pinus densiflora by applying Kozak’s model, (수식 본문참조), which is well known equation in stem taper estimation, was evaluated with validations statistics, Fitness Index, Bias and Standard Error of Bias. Consequently, Kozak’s model turned out to be suitable in all validations statistics. Stem volume table of P. densiflora was derived by applying Kozak’s model and carbon stock tables in each tree height and DBH were developed with country-specific carbon emission factors (WD = 0.445 t/㎥, BEF = 1.445, R = 0.255) of P. densiflora. As the results of analysis in carbon uptake for each province, the values were high with Gangwon-do 9.4 tCO2/ha/yr, Gyeongsandnam-do and Gyeonggi-do 8.7 tCO₂/㏊/yr, Chungcheongnam-do 7.9 tCO₂/㏊/yr and Gyeongsangbuk-do 7.8 tCO₂/㏊/yr in order, and Jeju-do was the lowest with 6.8 tC/㏊/yr. Total carbon stocks of P. densiflora were 127,677 thousands tC which is 25.5% compared with total percentage of forest and carbon stock per hectare (ha) was 84.5 tC/㏊ and 7.8 tCO₂/㏊/yr, respectively.
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